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Social studies final
Social studies Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Flag: 13 white stars represent | 13 colonies |
| E Pluribus Unum | out of many, US motto |
| Olive branch in the Eagle's talons | power of peace |
| Thirteen arrows in the left talon of eagle | power of war |
| 13 red and white stripes represent | 13 colonies |
| 50 white stars represent | 50 states |
| The first official flag had how many stars | 13 |
| The first flag was approved in what year | 1777 |
| Five themes of Geography | movement, regions, location, interaction, place |
| compass rose | circle showing the principal directions printed on a map |
| key or legend | included in a map to help give me more information |
| cardinal directions | 4 main points of a compass...north south east west |
| lines of latitude | horizontal, north or south of equator |
| lines of longitude | vertical, east or west of prime meridian |
| equator | line drawn around the earth from both poles |
| glacier | thick sheet of ice |
| irrigation | a way to water crops |
| surplus | excess, extra quantity |
| civilization | advanced culture where people developed cities, science, industries |
| culture | way of life |
| kayak | small boat made of skins |
| potlach | a host gifts their guests |
| adobe | sun dried brick |
| clan | families related to one another |
| sachem | tribal chief |
| how did early civilization develop in americas | people came from asia in canoes |
| Explain the land bridge theory | people migrated from siberia to alaska when the continents were still attached |
| how did geography influence the development of cultures in north america | helped them trade |
| Muhammad | founder of Islamic religion |
| mansa musa | muslim ruler in 1200s in west africa, ghana |
| navigation | science of locating the position and plotting the course of ships |
| Zheng He | chinese explorer who made several voyages with fleet of 300 ships |
| Silk Road | trade route between europe, africa and asia |
| How did different cultures and traditions develop around the world in the 15th century | By trade...using land routes and sea routes |
| Why weren't the americans part of the global trade route in the 15th century | no one knew they existed |
| monotheism | idea that there is only one god |
| Jesus | jewish teacher of Nazerath |
| salvation | everlasting life |
| direct democracy | form of government in which assembly of people make decisions |
| republic | form of government where people choose a representative |
| feudalism | system where a ruler grants part of his land to a lord |
| Martin luther | german monk, demanded church reform, wrote the 95 thesis |
| Henry the navigator | brother of the king of portugal, paid for exploration on the west coast of africa |
| vasco de gama | Portuguese sailor that passed the school of navigation; traveled to the southern tip of africa and continued to india |
| What major influences shaped European Civilization | migration and trade |
| Crusades | holy war |
| role of Pope Urban II in the crusades | sent knights into the war |
| renaissance | rebirth of learning; France |
| Christopher columbus | From Spain, traveled across the atlantic |
| Vasco nunez de balboa | europe to the pacific ocean |
| ferdinand magellan | circumnavigated the earth |
| strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| circumnavigate | go around the world |
| conquistador | conquerer |
| Hernando Cortes | traveled from cuba to mexico |
| encomienda | land grants |
| Bartolome de las casas | Spanish; became the first protector of the indians |
| mission | religious people traveling to foreign places |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| Samuel de Chaplain | french explorer and map maker; founded new france in canada |
| Jacques Marquette | first to see and map the northern Mississippi river |
| coureur de bois | french trader |
| alliance | group of people or countries working together |
| John cabot | Explored the northern parts of America |
| mercantilism | the idea that trade make you rich |
| henry hudson | tried to find the northwest passage to asia. |
| northwest passage | sea route connecting the atlantic and pacific oceans in the north |
| How did the search for a water route to asia affect both europe and the americas | Europe conquered land, columbian exchange was introduced, plants and animals were introduced, european diseases killed native americans |
| Why were europeans unaware of what they might find on their voyages of discovery | it had never been done before |
| Why did spanish explorers travel to North america | Spanish empire expansion, religion, christianity |
| How did Spain and the conquistadors establish an empire in the americas | Spain let the conquistadors govern their own land. spain created a formal system of government to rule the colonies |
| Compare and contrast the difference between the spanish and spanish explorers | both wanted gold and silver; the explorers killed for it; native americans trusted spanish and gave it to them |
| charter | ruling one country from another country |
| john smith | english explorer who helped founding of jamestown |
| representative government | system where people elect officials to speak on their behalf |
| pilgrim | a person who travels somewhere to gain religious freedom |
| squanto | american indian who worked with the pilgrims and interpreted for them |
| pocahontas | a friend of the jamestown settlers, saved john smith from being executed by her tribe |
| anne hutchinson | worked for religious freedom and women's rights in the colonies |
| borderland presidio | forts built by spanish soldiers |
| pueblo | american indian settlements; build houses out of adobe |
| junipero serra | roman catholic priest; founded a mission in baja california |
| legislature | body of government that makes the laws |
| bill of rights | section of the constitution giving 10 rights to citizens(freedom of religion, speech, etc) |
| habeas corpus | the right to a speedy trial |
| freedom of the press | the right to circulate opinions without the government interfering |
| libel | a false statement that is damaging a person's character |
| magna carta | the people could not be taxed without representation and would be given a trial before anything was taken away |
| Salem witch trials | women being accused of witchcraft; many killed |
| Similarities and differences between thirteen colonies | South-farmers New England-sold slaves Middle-farmers, builders, merchants |
| How did the spanish establish colonies on the borderlands | Spanish controlled English and threatened to enslave them. Florida colony of Spain grew |
| How did English ideas about government and trade affect the colonies | The magna carta gave the people more rights to legal taxation and trials. The colonists brought these ideas to america with them |
| Why did the people in the 13 colonies think they were entitled to a trial by jury and right to own property? | They brought these ideas from england with them |
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